The Centre on Thursday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Ministry of External Affairs accords the highest priority to ensure the well-being of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers, and additional resources have been made available to meet their functional requirements wherever needed.
Another MOU was signed between the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service and the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on cooperation.
The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs with the Swedish Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs began in the Parliament House Annex on Tuesday.
Jitender Pal Singh of Indian Foreign Service batch of 2002, previously the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Israel on January 24, a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs said.
A delegation of 26 Nepali diplomats and officers, representing 10 key Ministries and Departments of the Government of Nepal underwent Special training at Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), Ministry of External Affairs, India.